For Asphalt we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Car Care, Construction, Energy, Global Warming, Oil Acronyms, Pavement and Roofing.

Asphalt (Car Care)

Black to dark-brown solid or semisolid cemetitious material which gradually liquifies when heated and in which the predominating constituents are bitumen’s. These occur in the solid or semisolid form in nature; are obtained by refining petroleum; or are combinations with one another or with petroleum or derivatives thereof.

Asphalt (Construction)

A dark brown to black bituminous sticky substance, solid or semisolid in consistency, found in natural beds and also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining

Asphalt (Energy)

A dark brown-to-black cement-like material obtained by petroleum processing and containing bitumens as the predominant component; used primarily for road construction. It includes crude asphalt as well as the following finished products

Asphalt (Global Warming)

A dark-brown to black cement-like material obtained by petroleum processing, containing bitumens as the predominant constituents. Includes crude asphalt as well as the following finished products: cements, the asphalt content of emulsions (exclusive of water), and petroleum distillates blended with asphalt to make cutback asphalts.

Asphalt (Oil Acronyms)

1. A mixture of bitumen and mineral aggregate as prepared for the construction of roads or in other paving uses.
2. in the US it refers to the product that is known as bitumen in the rest of the world.

Asphalt (Pavement)

A brown to black bituminous substance that is chiefly obtained as a residue of petroleum refining and that consists mostly of hydrocarbons.

Asphalt (Roofing)

A dark brown to black, highly viscous, hydrocarbon produced from the residue left after the distillation of petroleum. Asphalt is used on roofs and highways as a waterproofing agent.

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